Table 3 Resource utilization pattern
Resource | Total utilizations (% of patients) | Mean utilizations (median) |
|---|---|---|
Chest Clinic | Â | Â |
  Scheduled consultation visits | 1683 (100) | 7.94 (8) |
  Visits for medicine (DOT* room visits) | 30931 (100) | 145.9 (160) |
  Consultations with the specialist (head of the department) | 62 (27.4) | 0.99 (1) |
  Consultations with the specialist | 116 (45.3) | 1.21 (1) |
  Consultations with the medical officer | 1561 (100) | 3.56 (3) |
  TB coordinator | 848 (100) | 4 (4) |
  Counter clerk and attendant | 212 (100) | 1 (1) |
  Lab. investigation attendant | 1107 (100) | 2.65 (3) |
Hospitalization | 77 (11.8) | 0.36 (0) |
Chest X-ray | 1233 (100) | 5.82 (6) |
Laboratory tests | Â | Â |
Bacteriological tests | Â | Â |
  Sputum smear | 667 (100) | 3.15 (3) |
  Culture | 165 (71.7) | 0.78 (1) |
  Polymerase chain reaction | 152 (69.3) | 0.72 (1) |
  Drug sensitivity testing | 150 (68.4) | 0.71 (1) |
  Non-specific tests |  |  |
  Biochemical | 839 (99.5) | 3.96 (3) |
  Hematological | 421 (93.9) | 1.99 (2) |
  Serological | 279 (86.8) | 1.32 (1) |